middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Japanese winterberry; Ilex serrata
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
green grass; young (fresh) grass